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Scarlet Bracket

Pycnoporus coccineus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

A very bright reddish orange fungi growing on old dry wood.
Orange scarlet, fan shaped, firm bracket attaching along the straight edge to wood. Size is very variable. Juvenile fruit-bodies are a lovely scarlet colour; the underside is a deeper colour and consists of fine pores.

Habitat:

Sandy coastal scrub/forest, with many melaleuca and banksia trees.

Reference Links:

Garden Fungi – Pycnoporus coccineus » Queensland Mycological Society

Species ID Suggestions

Scarlet Bracket

Pycnoporus coccineus

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CharliePrice
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Comments (3)
pamsai
thanks Charlie. You hit that right on the head, I'd say. Well done. Rather beautiful, isn't it!
CharliePrice
Some extra information http://qldfungi.org.au/resources-2/garden-fungi/garden-fungi-what-is-that-fungus-in-my-garden/garden-fungi-pycnoporus No mistaking that vivid red undersurface :)

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Flora & Fauna of New South Wales
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014

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